From Eddingsville 1965 c. 1965

This is ‘From Eddingsville 1965’, made by Jasper Johns, using lithography. The monochrome palette feels both immediate and strangely distant, like a half-remembered dream. It makes me think about how artmaking is often a dance between intention and accident. Looking at the surface, you can almost feel the texture of the lithographic stone, the way the ink clings and releases. Johns is so good at building up layers, letting the image emerge gradually. Notice the way the light catches on the rough edges of the shapes, creating a sense of depth and movement. It reminds me a little bit of Rauschenberg’s combines. There is a playful approach to materials, inviting the viewer to participate in the act of seeing, not just passively observing. Ultimately, this piece, like so many of Johns' works, resists easy answers, embracing the messiness of perception and the fluidity of meaning.